Revert mining changes in #5957

This reverts commit e2edf95cd3 6b04508e37 0df67f1f7a,
except the changes to the RPC tests.

A `generate` RPC call is introduced based on the old code.
This commit is contained in:
Wladimir J. van der Laan
2015-04-10 07:33:06 +02:00
parent 4ac79f99b0
commit 48265f3cf4
4 changed files with 97 additions and 91 deletions

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@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void UpdateTime(CBlockHeader* pblock, const CBlockIndex* pindexPrev)
pblock->nBits = GetNextWorkRequired(pindexPrev, pblock, Params().GetConsensus());
}
CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn, CBlockIndex*& pindexPrev)
CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
{
// Create new block
auto_ptr<CBlockTemplate> pblocktemplate(new CBlockTemplate());
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn, CBlockIndex*& pind
{
LOCK2(cs_main, mempool.cs);
pindexPrev = chainActive.Tip();
CBlockIndex* pindexPrev = chainActive.Tip();
const int nHeight = pindexPrev->nHeight + 1;
CCoinsViewCache view(pcoinsTip);
@@ -365,34 +365,45 @@ void IncrementExtraNonce(CBlock* pblock, CBlockIndex* pindexPrev, unsigned int&
//
// ScanHash scans nonces looking for a hash with at least some zero bits.
// The nonce is usually preserved between calls, but periodically the block is
// rebuilt and nNonce starts over at zero.
// The nonce is usually preserved between calls, but periodically or if the
// nonce is 0xffff0000 or above, the block is rebuilt and nNonce starts over at
// zero.
//
bool static ScanHash(CBlockHeader *pblock, uint256 *phash)
bool static ScanHash(const CBlockHeader *pblock, uint32_t& nNonce, uint256 *phash)
{
// Write the first 76 bytes of the block header to a double-SHA256 state.
CHash256 hasher;
CDataStream ss(SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
ss << *pblock;
assert(ss.size() == 80);
hasher.Write((unsigned char*)&ss[0], 76);
while (true) {
pblock->nNonce++;
*phash = pblock->GetHash();
nNonce++;
// Write the last 4 bytes of the block header (the nonce) to a copy of
// the double-SHA256 state, and compute the result.
CHash256(hasher).Write((unsigned char*)&nNonce, 4).Finalize((unsigned char*)phash);
// Return the nonce if the hash has at least some zero bits,
// caller will check if it has enough to reach the target
if (((uint16_t*)phash)[15] == 0)
return true;
// If nothing found after trying for a while, return false.
if ((pblock->nNonce & 0xfff) == 0)
// If nothing found after trying for a while, return -1
if ((nNonce & 0xfff) == 0)
return false;
}
}
CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlockWithKey(CReserveKey& reservekey, CBlockIndex*& pindexPrev)
CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlockWithKey(CReserveKey& reservekey)
{
CPubKey pubkey;
if (!reservekey.GetReservedKey(pubkey))
return NULL;
CScript scriptPubKey = CScript() << ToByteVector(pubkey) << OP_CHECKSIG;
return CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey, pindexPrev);
return CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey);
}
static bool ProcessBlockFound(CBlock* pblock, CWallet& wallet, CReserveKey& reservekey)
@@ -424,56 +435,6 @@ static bool ProcessBlockFound(CBlock* pblock, CWallet& wallet, CReserveKey& rese
return true;
}
bool static ScanLoop(CBlock *pblock, CBlockIndex *pindexPrev, CWallet *pwallet, CReserveKey& reservekey)
{
UpdateTime(pblock, pindexPrev);
arith_uint256 hashTarget = arith_uint256().SetCompact(pblock->nBits);
uint256 hash;
if (ScanHash(pblock, &hash)) {
if (UintToArith256(hash) <= hashTarget) {
// Found a solution
SetThreadPriority(THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL);
LogPrintf("BitcoinMiner:\n");
LogPrintf("proof-of-work found \n hash: %s \ntarget: %s\n", hash.GetHex(), hashTarget.GetHex());
ProcessBlockFound(pblock, *pwallet, reservekey);
SetThreadPriority(THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST);
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
bool MineBlock(CWallet *pwallet, uint256& hash)
{
CReserveKey reservekey(pwallet);
unsigned int nExtraNonce = 0;
while (true) {
CBlockIndex *pindexPrev;
auto_ptr<CBlockTemplate> pblocktemplate(CreateNewBlockWithKey(reservekey, pindexPrev));
if (!pblocktemplate.get()) {
return false;
}
CBlock *pblock = &pblocktemplate->block;
IncrementExtraNonce(pblock, pindexPrev, nExtraNonce);
while (true) {
if (ScanLoop(pblock, pindexPrev, pwallet, reservekey)) {
hash = pblock->GetHash();
return true;
}
boost::this_thread::interruption_point();
if (pblock->nNonce >= 0xffff0000)
break;
}
}
}
void static BitcoinMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
{
LogPrintf("BitcoinMiner started\n");
@@ -497,9 +458,9 @@ void static BitcoinMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
// Create new block
//
unsigned int nTransactionsUpdatedLast = mempool.GetTransactionsUpdated();
CBlockIndex* pindexPrev;
CBlockIndex* pindexPrev = chainActive.Tip();
auto_ptr<CBlockTemplate> pblocktemplate(CreateNewBlockWithKey(reservekey, pindexPrev));
auto_ptr<CBlockTemplate> pblocktemplate(CreateNewBlockWithKey(reservekey));
if (!pblocktemplate.get())
{
LogPrintf("Error in BitcoinMiner: Keypool ran out, please call keypoolrefill before restarting the mining thread\n");
@@ -515,23 +476,52 @@ void static BitcoinMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
// Search
//
int64_t nStart = GetTime();
arith_uint256 hashTarget = arith_uint256().SetCompact(pblock->nBits);
uint256 hash;
uint32_t nNonce = 0;
while (true) {
// Check if something found
if (ScanLoop(pblock, pindexPrev, pwallet, reservekey))
break;
if (ScanHash(pblock, nNonce, &hash))
{
if (UintToArith256(hash) <= hashTarget)
{
// Found a solution
pblock->nNonce = nNonce;
assert(hash == pblock->GetHash());
SetThreadPriority(THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL);
LogPrintf("BitcoinMiner:\n");
LogPrintf("proof-of-work found \n hash: %s \ntarget: %s\n", hash.GetHex(), hashTarget.GetHex());
ProcessBlockFound(pblock, *pwallet, reservekey);
SetThreadPriority(THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST);
// In regression test mode, stop mining after a block is found.
if (Params().MineBlocksOnDemand())
throw boost::thread_interrupted();
break;
}
}
// Check for stop or if block needs to be rebuilt
boost::this_thread::interruption_point();
// Regtest mode doesn't require peers
if (vNodes.empty() && Params().MiningRequiresPeers())
break;
if (pblock->nNonce >= 0xffff0000)
if (nNonce >= 0xffff0000)
break;
if (mempool.GetTransactionsUpdated() != nTransactionsUpdatedLast && GetTime() - nStart > 60)
break;
if (pindexPrev != chainActive.Tip())
break;
// Update nTime every few seconds
UpdateTime(pblock, pindexPrev);
if (Params().AllowMinDifficultyBlocks())
{
// Changing pblock->nTime can change work required on testnet:
hashTarget.SetCompact(pblock->nBits);
}
}
}
}